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Posted: Sep. 09 2003, 09:27

I need help... should I buy TB III or is it pretty much the same as TB and TBII.  I saw it in a record shop and didn't pick it up because I thought it might be on the same lines as the first two.  Help!
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Posted: Sep. 09 2003, 09:44

It's different.  Most fans love it or hate it.  There are many strong opinions on this one.  Has too many dance grooves for some.  I enjoy it.
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Posted: Sep. 09 2003, 14:25

buy it!!!!!!!

it is the same in that you can tell its mike, but as for sounding like the first 2 i would have to say that the style is more up beat and angry, it sets itself apart from the other 2 because it is more up to date, and Far Above The Clouds is just amazing, the bells never sounded soooooooooo good!  :D


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Posted: Sep. 09 2003, 18:10

yup. everything you've heard is true. TB3  is way different than TB/TB2. i think its better. IT ROCKS! :P

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Posted: Sep. 09 2003, 20:05

Different.Makes you travel through Mike´s emotions during his Ibiza days.
I like it most of the tunes.
It dialogues with Ommadawn and Crises.
It´s not a real TB like the original and TB II.
It´s TB III.


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Posted: Jan. 18 2005, 19:06

I love it :)  :)  :) .

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Posted: Jan. 18 2005, 19:35

It's a real TB, but more "evolutionary" than TB 2. Rather than being a direct part-by-part different version (like TB 2 is of TB1), TB 3 it is more of a re-envisioning, with some tracks seemingly inspired by two tracks of the previous ones (Piltdown + Sunjammer = Outcast, Sunset Door combines with Red Dawn, etc.). Rather heavy on the Ibiza disco beat at times, but here I think it works a lot better than in Millenium Bell.

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Posted: April 16 2010, 03:41

TBIII, is totally awesome, and I would rank it above II and 2003, even though III is not really in the same musical anthem as the other two.

There is so much going on in III, so many different anthems, signatures, styles etc that I never get tired of listening to it. Whereas with II and to a lesser extent 2003 I rarely bother with owing to a "saminess" running through the entire piece
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Posted: Oct. 13 2010, 08:17

TB III is my favorite album ! I'm MO fan since the release of TB III (because now I'm only 23 yo)  I listened to this album every night before I go to sleep. It inspires me in my own music.
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Posted: Oct. 13 2010, 19:26

Just to confirm here, TB3 is very different. Don't worry at all, you will not get the same thing again, it's not even in two parts like the previous two. It's a new album, simply.
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Posted: Oct. 14 2010, 02:12

Hi Tsjuderbeng.

Yes, I find TBIII inspiring. I painted a room the other day to TBIII - played it over a few times.


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Posted: Oct. 14 2010, 03:48

Quote (wiga @ Oct. 14 2010, 02:12)
Hi Tsjuderbeng.

Yes, I find TBIII inspiring. I painted a room the other day to TBIII - played it over a few times.

I thought you were going to say you painted a mural for your home based on the TB3 cover art!

Did Milamber give you any painting tips?  :laugh:
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Posted: Oct. 14 2010, 04:03

Just Magnolia Nightspore - to walls and skirtings. I put Amarok on first but it didn't feel right - TBIII flowed better with my mind and brush strokes.

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Posted: Oct. 14 2010, 06:57

Quote (wiga @ Oct. 14 2010, 04:03)
Just Magnolia Nightspore - to walls and skirtings. I put Amarok on first but it didn't feel right - TBIII flowed better with my mind and brush strokes.

Is Magnolia a colour or a piece of music... Or am I thinking of Jungle Gardenia?? Oh no - there's no smiley for a puzzled face!  :D
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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 02:47

It's a beige/ivory colour - beige walls and white ceilings. :)

So the winning track as far as painting goes is, " The Top of The Morning."


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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 06:53

Quote (wiga @ Oct. 15 2010, 02:47)
It's a beige/ivory colour - beige walls and white ceilings. :)

So the winning track as far as painting goes is, " The Top of The Morning."

I hope the music didn't have a subconscious effect on you, Wiga. It would be alarming to hear "you're the man in the rain" and simultaneously feel paint dripping on to your head!  :laugh:
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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 07:43

One of the first posts in this thread describes TBIII as a love-it-or-hate-it kind of album.
In hindsight - I'm not sure it is! I personally think it's just OK and those who don't like the "new" Mike prefer to bash other albums from this period.
So is it a love-it-or-hate-it album or is it just a like-it-or-like-it-a-little kind of album?
Lars T


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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 08:34

Quote (larstangmark @ Oct. 15 2010, 07:43)
One of the first posts in this thread describes TBIII as a love-it-or-hate-it kind of album.
In hindsight - I'm not sure it is! I personally think it's just OK and those who don't like the "new" Mike prefer to bash other albums from this period.
So is it a love-it-or-hate-it album or is it just a like-it-or-like-it-a-little kind of album?
Lars T

I agree, Lars. I really like two or three tracks, and quite like or am indifferent to the rest.
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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 08:39

Quote (larstangmark @ Oct. 15 2010, 12:43)
So is it a love-it-or-hate-it album or is it just a like-it-or-like-it-a-little kind of album?
Lars T

Love it or hate it conversations are a bit limiting. If a MO fan said they hated all of TBIII I think I'd be unconvinced - too simplistic, and too black and white.

What I think and feel about TBIII is rich and complex, and that would actually include some low points and high points, which might satisfy the polar opposite criteria on this thread - to some extent, but not a lot.


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Posted: Oct. 15 2010, 14:35

Hi all,

been lurking for ages now but had to post about this.

I was one of those who, having been a fan of Mike's for 32 years now, was a bit cautious about buying this album and thought that MO was copping out a bit, relying on the good old name of TB to make more dosh. So I held off.

As I'm on holiday from school (teacher not pupil!;), I decided to have a mooch around the old You Tube and listened to some old classics of Mike's. Then I thought, "why not?" and listened to Top Of The Morning and Secrets/Far Above The Clouds. And that was that.

I found out that, as many of you have stated here, TB3 is NOTHING like TB the First and is actually quite good. So I bought it and it arrived today. And it's on the stereo now and I'm loving it!

Just had to say, like...


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